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battersby

/bˈætɚsbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
bat-ters-by
IPA
/bˈætɚsbi/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Ingleby Greenhow parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5907).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse Boðvar (“a personal name”) + -s- + býr (“settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Battersbys (plural) Battersbee (alternative)

Phrases

Battersby Junction

Questions

How do you pronounce battersby?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈætɚsbi/.
What does battersby mean?
A village in Ingleby Greenhow parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5907).
Where does battersby come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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